South African Honorary Consulate in Bangladesh

South Africa has an honorary consulate in Chittagong; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Bangladeshi citizens need a visa for South Africa, obtained before travel. South Africa has no embassy or career consulate in Bangladesh, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of South Africa accredited to Bangladesh from another country.

In return, Bangladesh has an embassy in South Africa, in Pretoria.

South Africa in Bangladesh

There is no embassy of South Africa in Bangladesh on record, so Bangladesh is probably covered by an embassy of South Africa in another country. Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; one of them is in Bangladesh.

Travel to Bangladesh for South African citizens

Bangladesh requires South African citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. In Bangladesh, South African citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of South Africa in Bangladesh is closed

The honorary consulate of South Africa in Bangladesh closes on Bangladesh’s public holidays, the next being Victory Day on Wednesday 16 December 2026, Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and International Mother Language Day on Sunday 21 February 2027, and usually on some holidays of South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.